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Live sport on SN this weekendSassuolo’s Socceroos star caught up in alleged cocaine shock
SEN •  July 24th, 2026 3:48 pm
Cristian Volpato has been caught speeding and has allegedly tested positive to cocaine, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The recently new Socceroo, 22, was caught doing over 50km/h over the speed limit in his BMW across Anzac Bridge in Sydney not long after 1am on Friday morning.
Volpato, from Italian club Seire A Sassuolo, then had a drug test where he tested positive for cocaine. He told officers he had not taken any drugs.
Strangely, Volpato had been nabbed only two hours prior for doing more than 20km/h over the speed limit. He was issued an infringement notice, before returning to the scene of the initial incident.
The Sydney-born attacking midfielder, who has been linked to Fiorentina, has had his driver’s licence suspended for six months. He is yet to be charged criminally.
Volpato featured for Australia at the FIFA World Cup.
